Determination of hand surface area by sex and body shape using alginate

Journal of Physiological Anthropology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 475-483

  Lee, Joo Young ^a,c   Choi, Jeong Wha ^b   Kim, Ho ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Body surface area (BSA); Estimation; Hand circumference; Hand length; Hand surface area (HSA)

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY SURFACE; BURN; FEMALE; HAND; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; REFERENCE VALUE; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY SURFACE AREA; BURNS; FEMALE; HAND; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REFERENCE VALUES; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 34948862226     PISSN: 18806791     EISSN: 18806805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2114/jpa2.26.475     Document Type: Article

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